Bob Oakley
Robert Lawford Oakley was an English motorcycle speedway rider. He earned one international cap for the England [national speedway team].
Speedway career
Oakley was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1952 [Individual Speedway World Championship] and went on to win the bronze medal.He rode in the List of [United Kingdom speedway league champions|top tier] of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions who he joined from Southampton Saints for £1,500 in July 1950. With the Wembley team he won three league championships for three consecutive years from 1950 to 1952.
World Final appearances
- 1952 - London, Wembley [Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium] - 3rd - 12pts